Engagement

Community Engagement and SIA for SSD Shop-Top Housing with infill Affordable Housing at Edmondson Park

JSA has prepared a social impact assessment to identify and assess likely positive and adverse social impacts and provide mitigations where appropriate of a proposal to build three x 8 storey buildings comprising residential flat buildings and shop top housing with 229 apartments and 15% affordable housing.   The SIA addresses the Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) of the proposed development and the SIA has been prepared in consideration of the DPHI Social Impact Assessment Guideline.

JSA found there was significant benefit from the proposal in the context of the need for affordable housing and for more diverse housing types in the local area of Edmondson Park and wider community of the Liverpool LGA.  JSA noted that it is unlikely that much, if any, of the new housing otherwise created through the market in this locality would be affordable to very low, low and even some moderate income renting or purchasing households.

JSA also undertook community engagement in relation to the proposal on behalf of the Proponent to facilitate the ability to demonstrate that engagement and consultation activities had been undertaken in accordance with the Undertaking Engagement Guidelines for State Significant Projects to identify how issues raised, and feedback received have been considered in the design of the project.

This pre-exhibition engagement included consultation with DPHI and Liverpool City Council during scoping and design phases of the project and letterbox distribution to residents in close proximity to the proposal site offering residents the opportunity to provide feedback through a telephone survey or to provide written feedback through email.  This feedback was then incorporated into and Engagement Report.

https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/shop-top-housing-infill-affordable-housing-edmondson-park

Engagement Report for State Significant in-fill affordable housing in Bomaderry
Southern Cross Housing

JSA has prepared an Engagement Report to accompany a State Significant Development Application for a mixed use development, including in-fill affordable housing, at Bomaderry being undertaken by Southern Cross Housing and EG Funds Management.

The Engagement Report has been prepared to align with the Department of Planning and Environment’s Undertaking Engagement Guidelines for State Significant Projects and meet the industry-specific Planning Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) for In-fill Affordable Housing which requires Applicants to engage with identified parties including the relevant development assessment team, local Councils, other relevant agencies and the community. The Engagement Report sets out how these groups were consulted, what issues and feedback was received, and how the project has considered and responded to the issues and feedback received. The Engagement Report also suggest further actions and mitigation measures that could be considered by the Applicant.

JSA has also prepared the Social Impact Assessment for the proposal as per the Department of Planning and Environment’s Social Impact Assessment Guideline

Community Engagement for State Significant Development
C K Group

JSA delivered Community Engagement services for CK Group’s proposed Northern Beaches Health Hub, a proposed Private Mental Health Hospital at 11 Tilley Lane, Frenchs Forest.

• CK Group is in the early stages of designing the proposal and talking with potential operators of the hospital.
• The proposal is a State Significant Development that will be assessed by the Department of Planning, Industry & Environment.

To find out more and provide feedback online, please visit the project website:

https://www.nbhealthhub.com.au/

Living Skills
SaintsCare Youth Services

JSA developed a comprehensive information program for young people aged 16 to 25 making the transition to independent or group living that are at risk of long term homelessness.

Living Skills included essential advice and hands-on skills building across 8 competency areas identified by FACS for young people leaving out of home care including money, housing, education, training, employment, health, relationships and their legal rights and responsibilities.

Comprehensive community engagement for the Bonnyrigg public housing estate redevelopment
Bonnyrigg Partnerships (Becton Property Group, Spotless Services Australia, St George Community Housing, Westpac Bank consortium)

JSA was responsible for implementing the Communications and Consultation Plan during the ‘Transition Phase’ between bid acceptance and final development assessment including:

• Developing plain English materials and story/display boards on matters related to the Environmental Assessment (EA), urban and housing design, proposed mitigation of environmental impacts (dust, noise, during demolition phases), staging of the redevelopment and the rehousing of tenants
• Running monthly capacity building workshops on different topics, in partnership with bilingual community educators, with the community across seven main community languages
• Facilitating special outreach activities for vulnerable groups including people with a disability, frail aged, refugees and people with a mental illness who were likely to be most affected by personal disruption and relocation
• Delivering special large community events, information forums and ‘open houses’ to coincide with key project milestones
• Training engineers, urban designers, and consortium team members in communicating effectively with disadvantaged and vulnerable people in a complex and challenging political environment
• Provided face-to-face outreach at project ‘shop front’ and at activities at local schools, churches, youth and aged services, Council parks and at ‘street corner events’ to engage diverse and hard to reach groups
• Regular response and report backs to the community based on feedback complied on community concerns, how issues were being incorporated into the design plans for the redevelopment and how potential negative impacts has been addressed by the proponents.